Evening Star Mail Entry in Winchester Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
4
Eat Apples Every Day and Thrift at Home Urged
In wartime, Secretary Houston calls for housewives to model thrift and food conservation. He urges women to promote economy at home and among neighbors, stressing that patriotic service includes those who remain home and apply prudent kitchen practices and prudent shopping.
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Houston
Staunton
Daily News
Slacker Wit and War Echo in a Verse by Walt Mason
A wartime poem mocks the craven slacker who avoids danger while others fight. It contrasts home front comfort with battlefield courage and ends urging readers to face duty rather than seek safety.
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Walt Mason
Embargo and freight strain on Cumberland Valley Railroad
The Cumberland Valley Railroad faces hard freight handling with car shortages and staff strain. An embargo limits shipments at transfer points, except for carload lots not unloaded, while foodstuffs move as before. The line carries 1,300 loaded cars daily now, up from 600 a month ago, driven by the withdrawal of coast line steamers and sea danger.
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Cumberland Valley Railroad
Coast Line
Carpers Valley News Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Local notes report Mrs T A Carper from Macedonia visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Clark on Millwood road. Several relatives including Misses Janie Bentzell Agnes Hugle and Lloyd Carper spent time in Winchester and Washington. Ruth Margaret Kelchmer and Mrs M Curl with son Vincent visited relatives near Winchester. Mrs Thurston Goode and others were seen at local homes. The column also notes ongoing travel and a resident’s slow recovery at home.
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Carpers Valley
Vas
T. A. Carper
Macedonia
Frank Clark
Millwood Road
Marion
Carl
Winchester
Janie Bentzell
Agnes Hugle
Washington
Lloyd Carper
Edgar W. Carper
Ruth
Margaret Kelchmer
Vincent
H. L. Rush
Thurston Goode
FE. W. Carper
William Seabright
Ee Carper
Virginia navy enlistment lags as 800 men deadline passes
Virginia fails to meet the 800 man navy quota with less than half of the needed recruits. Only about 21 men accepted since the call issued, Norfolk an assessed 200 but few secured. Staunton is a nearby station, Winchester residents form a sizable, mostly accepted class, while overall federal physicals reject about 60 percent of applicants.
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Naval Branch
Richmond
Virginia
Umit
Norfolk
Navy Department
Navy
Staunton
Winchester
Arm Torn From Worker At Berkeley Woolen Mill
Samuel Emory, about 32, from Clarke County, was badly injured at the Berkeley Woolen Company mill in Martinsburg when his left arm was torn off by a running extractor. He was taken to City Hospital in unknown consciousness after the 9 oclock incident, with minor cuts and bruises. He had started work March 5 and is a married father of two.
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Berkeley Woolen Company
Martinsburg
Samuel Emory
Emory
Clarke County
How Army Men Will Be Trained Washington
War Department outlines training plan for first ten thousand officers among five hundred thousand conscripts. After three months at camps, ten thousand officers for sixteen infantry and two cavalry divisions will be selected from forty thousand assigned to regiments. Thirty thousand qualified men join officers reserve corps and may be called for duty. Camps will be within district limits. officer candidates drill in infantry companies with regular officers and qualified volunteers.
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Washington
War Department
Stwo
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Harmless Liver Cleansing
An old advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, plant based laxative to replace calomel. It claims quicker relief from bilious symptoms, improved energy, and no salivation, urging readers to buy a 50 cent bottle with a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Sonal Money Back
Suit to settle accounts and partition estate in Frederick County
The Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court in Frederick County on May 8 1917 orders defendants Allan Grandstaff Permilla Shivots and Maud Y Gibbons to appear within fifteen days to protect their interests in a suit by M V Pingley administrator to settle the accounts of Fannie Orndorff and Elizabeth Pingley insane, to partition or sell realty, with notice to be published in The Evening Star Winchester for four weeks and a copy posted at the courthouse by May 21 1917. Teste J W Baker Jr Deputy Clerk Ward Larrick attorneys.
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Circuit Court
County of Frederick
M. V. Pingley
Chas. Pingley
Fannie Orndorff
Elizabeth Pingley
Virginia
Evening Star
Winchester
J. W. Baker, JR
Ward & Larrick
Eliza Catherine Murphy
Timothy Conner
Timothy O’conner
Jas. P. Reardon
Frederick County
Decree Referes Estate of Timothy OConnor in Virginia
Extract from a 1917 decree in Winchester Virginia references Timothy OConnor deceased. Master Commissioner to report real estate debts liens heirs and partition viability with notice by weekly publication. Hearing set June 2 1917 at commissioner’s Winchester office requiring attendance with relevant documents.
Valentine’s Alspar Varnish Ad Claims Easy Cleaning
VALSPAR washable finish promotes indoor and outdoor woodwork with sanitary use claims. Ad promises guaranteed satisfaction or no pay.
Men Drive Cars Along Rail Line to Staunton
Two men on West Virginia licenses wandered onto railroad tracks near Water Street and rode for a mile toward Staunton. They jumped over rails and crossed dangerous culverts under nightly freight traffic, until a watchman siren and searchlights guided them to Winchester. Two tires were burst. the men left without names.
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Staunton
Shawnee Hollow
Millwood
Winchester
Im. Boehm
Winnchester
West Virginia
Millwood Road
Desirable House and Lot Trustees Sale in Winchester Virginia
Trustee sells at public auction in front of Winchester Court House on May 12 1917 at 12 o clock. Property is 208 Valley avenue fronting 152 feet on Valley and 184 feet on Warwick with a two story residence. Ideal for nursery or building lots near Equity land. Possession given. Terms: one third cash, rest in one and two years with bonds and deed of trust and insurance policy. M M Lynch Trustee Wm M Bowen Auctioneer.
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Samuel Mason
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Valley Avenue
Said Avenue
Warwick Street
Equity
Trustee Sale of 60 Acre Virginia Farm Near Gainesboro
Trustee M M Lynch offers at public sale a 60 acre tract with buildings in Frederick County Virginia about three miles north of Gainesboro. Sale at 11 oclock a m on May 12 1917 at a house in Winchester. Terms: one third cash then balance in one and two years secured by bonds and deed of trust with insurance.
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Harry R. Kern
Matthias R. Loy
Gainesboro
Frederick County
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